Updated: March 26, 2013, 12:00 AM
In pictures: pandas in Canada
Prime Minister Stephen Harper looks at one of two Panda bears that arrived at Pearson International airport in Toronto March 25, 2013. The two bears are on loan to Canada from China for 10 years. They will spend the first five years at the Metro Toronto Zoo after which they will be moved to Calgary Alberta for the remaining five years of their visit. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill (CANADA - Tags: ANIMALS POLITICS) *** Local Caption *** FJT04_CANADA-_0325_11.JPG
One of two Panda bears arrive at Pearson International airport in Toronto. REUTERS / Fred Thornhill
The Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper, his wife Laureen, and Zhang Junsai, the ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Canada, look at one of two Panda bears that arrived at Pearson International airport in Toronto on March 25. REUTERS / Fred???
A Federal Express aircraft carrying two panda bears arrives at Pearson International airport in Toronto March 25, 2013. REUTERS / Fred Thornhill
The Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper during his visit to China, when he personally announced the loan deal last year. AP Photo / The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld
Giant panda Mei Xiang looks over a stone wall in her enclosure at the Smithsonian's National Zoo. REUTERS / Connor Mallon